Napa Kiatwanchai
Napa Kiatwanchai | |
|---|---|
| Born | Suwit Sae-Tang July 27, 1967 |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Strawweight |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 25 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
'Napa Kiatwanchai (born July 27, 1967) is the former World Boxing Council strawweight champion from Nakorn Rachasima (Korat) province, Thailand.
He was born in a Chinese family in Thailand and turned professional in 1987. The next year he fought Hiroki Ioka for the WBC strawweight title. The bout ended in a draw and in the rematch Kiatwanchai won the title by a twelve-round majority decision. He defended the title twice before losing to Jum Hwan-Choi on November 12, 1989. He beat future champion Rolando Pascua before challenging for the WBC title again, on June 8, 1990. He lost to champion Hideyuki Ohashi by a twelve-round unanimous decision. His final try at the title came in 1992, when Humberto Gonzalez knocked him out in defense of Gonzalez's WBC light flyweight title.
Kiatwanchai stopped boxing in 1992 but made a comeback in 1996. He only won one fight during this comeback and retired for good in 2000.
External links
- Boxing record for Napa Kiatwanchai from BoxRec (registration required)
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